Recipe: Prawn Salad with Macadamia Dressing

Lyndey Milan is an Australian celebrity cook, and has created this prawn salad with macadamia dressing recipe. She said, “Nothing says “Australian summer” to me more than prawns, mangoes, avocado and our own native nut, the macadamia.”

Serves 8

Preparation 15 minutesCooking 3 minutes

Ingredients

750g asparagus

200g baby rocket leaves

2 medium (2 x 300g) mangoes, sliced thinly

2 medium (2 x 170g) avocadoes, sliced thinly

1/2 cup loosely packed mint leaves

1 ¼ cups (175g) unsalted toasted macadamia nuts

Coarsely ground black pepper

2kg medium cooked prawns or 1 kg peeled prawns

Macadamia Dressing

1/3 cup (80ml) strained passionfruit pulp (6 passionfruit)

1/2 cup (125ml) macadamia oil

2 small fresh red chillies, seeded, chopped finely

2 tablespoons (40ml) lime juice

1 tablespoon finely grated fresh ginger

1 teaspoon caster sugar

1/2 teaspoon salt

Method

Barbecue or grill asparagus until just tender. Cool and cut into thirds on an angle.